Number of full-year persons receiving social assistance and benefits
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The statistics show the number of full-year persons of working age receiving economic support in the form of social assistance and benefits. Different types of benefits can be made comparable by using ‘full-year equivalents’, that shows how many individuals could be supported during an entire year on full benefits.
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2025-03-21
The number of full-year persons receiving economic support in the form of social assistance and benefits increased by 4.7 percent in 2024. The total number in 2024 was 748 075, which corresponds to 12.3 percent of the working age population. The greatest increase in full-year persons was accounted for by unemployment benefits, 35 percent higher than in 2023, while introduction benefit accounted for the largest decrease, 13 percent since 2023.
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